Second thoughts

After the last mod, I realized I have overspent my budget and coupling with the previous dyno result, I was a bit concerned. I could not help wondering whether the throttle body was a waste of money. I could have done something else with that money. At the end I decided to remove the throttle body and replace it with my stock throttle body.

I had it removed and cleaned my stock one. When I was driving my Celica, it felt the same as before I removed the ported one. This brings me think about what the ported throttle body really does for my Celica. The fact is I decided to remove it and sell to get some financial freedom. Luckily, I managed to resell it to another member for a better use.

Ending this situation with no loss in financial status and gain a lesson in choosing my mods carefully, I begin to reconsider and plan my future mod plans. I want to do it when I have financial freedom and not to have to feel the pinch after I mod. There are a few mods I am thinking of such as open pod air filter system, porting of my exhaust manifold, porting throttle body and many other options that is possible.

Mod

I couldn't resist to mod any car much less my new Celica. However, since this car already has quite a number of goodies on it (part of the reason to buy this unit) and being an auto unit, I have no idea what to do with it since any more mod that could be done on Celica would cause a bomb. Since I am just a student and I can't afford it all, there is nothing I could do.

So, I went to do some research and found the only thing that I could afford is changing the air filter to reduce the air flow restriction and a engine start button. After having the funds needed, I headed out to look for the item needed for mod. I bought the K&N replacement air filter and Pivot red engine start button. I didn't bought an open pod air filter because the sales person told me that auto cars should use a replacement air filter instead.

Someday when I saved up some money, I could plan my next mod. Although I already have some mod on my mind.

Pivot Engine Start Button